Union County Oral Histories
Narrator:
Anson, Claude
Record ID:
2007.1.3
Interviewer:
Fleshman, Dorothy & Smith, Eugene
Interview Place:
La Grande, OR
Transcriptionist:
Pilling, Heather
Abstract:
This interview contains memories related to a number of various subjects, some of which include: Agriculture, wheat farming, haying operations, skiing, a National Ski Patrol Award, and Claude's invention of the ski hook.

The first two interviews took place on January 8, 1973 and January 31, 2003.

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People:
Anson, Claude W.
Anson, Mabel
Anson, Orlin
Bohnenkamp, Jim
Fuller, Dick
Gulzow, Bob
Hamann, Don
Hamann, Wilfred
Kittle, Mark
Sand, Don
Vaughn, Jim
Subjects:
Agricultural machinery & implements
Agriculture
Automobiles
Awards
Banks
Cabins
Combines (Agricultural machinery)
Couples
Farming
Farms
Fathers
Hay
Homesteading
Horse teams
Hunting
Mothers
Native Americans
Parents
Race relations
Schools
Ski lifts
Skiing
Snow
Track
Tractors
Weeds
Wheat
Search Terms:
Alicel, OR
Anson Century Farm
Anson Quest
Anthony Lakes
Blue Mountain Ski Club
Buggy
Buick Roadster
Century Farm
Chinatown
Class of 1927
Grande Ronde Valley
Holt combine
Horses
Hot Lake
Island City, OR
John Deere combines
La Grande High School
La Grande, OR
Little Alps
Log cabin
Oregon State University
Pendleton, OR
Roadster
Schoolhouses
Ski hook
Ski patrol
Spout Springs
Tollgate, OR
Umatilla Indians
Union County
Walla Walla, WA
Wallowa County
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Claude Anson, 2003Claude Anson, 2003
C. Anson at 18 in 1930 at OSUC. Anson at 18 in 1930 at OSU
Claude Anson, in his 40's (?)Claude Anson, in his 40's (?)
Claude Anson and awardClaude Anson and award
Claude by CabinClaude by Cabin
Holt CombineHolt Combine
Holt Combine Close-UpHolt Combine Close-Up
Combine in fieldCombine in field
Gutted animalsGutted animals